Welcome to Shearwood House Vicarage Road, Salisbury, a cozy and compact detached type home with 6 bed in the SP5 2PE area. This lovely residence, which comes with the freedom and stability of a freehold ownership, and sits comfortably in tax band H.
This classic property was built
in a neighborhood known for its allure and prestige.
This home stands out for its value and character -
with a market valuation of £1,595,000 and a rental potential of £10,368 per month,
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it represents not just a residence but a worthwhile investment in a sought-after area.
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Enjoying the most picturesque of settings encompassed by
open farm and woodland, Shearwood House offers spectacular far
reaching views, set within its own grounds of 2.5 acres of
beautifully landscaped gardens and paddocks.
Owners Comments
"Shearwood House has been a wonderful family home to us over the
last 7 years. We have loved its peaceful village location and
having the New Forest on our doorstep. Salisbury is within 15 mins
and Southampton within 20 mins, so it has been really convenient
getting children to school and my husband has been able to commute
to London."
"The house comes into its own in the summer. We will miss
the heated pool and we will be sad to end our annual camping
parties and rearing chickens, ducks, geese and pigs in the
paddocks!"
Introduction
Having been originally two estate cottages for 'New House' and with
origins dating back to 1750, this impressive home has been the
subject of considered improvement over recent years to provide a
stylish country residence offering particularly bright and
attractive accommodation in excess of 3500 sq.ft. Supplementing the
elegant main house is a double garage, enclosed outdoor heated
swimming pool and L-shaped stable block and tack room with planning
consent to be converted into a self contained bungalow annex
offering the possibility of dual occupancy. The privacy and
seclusion of this home, situated on this quiet country lane, can
only be described as idyllic. Its setting is complemented by its
surrounding network of footpaths and bridleways facilitating
attractive scenic short walks into the New Forest National Park or
to the villages of Lover, Redlynch and Downton with their
traditional amenities and country pubs.
The accommodation offers a wonderful period styling, fused with
a contemporary charm. The stunning hub of the home features a
beautifully crafted kitchen dining room with French doors
overlooking the fabulous sun terrace and patio.
Lover is a rural village offering good access to nearby commuter
links in addition to local amenities with excellent local schooling
for all ages, in the state and private sector.
Description
The solid wood panelled front door leads to an elegant hallway
with stylish oak wide board flooring providing access to a
contemporary cloakroom and extending to the main staircase with
understairs storage. Shearwood House has been designed to
suit a large family's requirements with three generous reception
rooms, all affording much natural light, a theme evident throughout
the living space, with many rooms boasting a multiple aspect and
views over open countryside. The undoubted hub of the home is the
remodelled kitchen dining room overlooking the patio terrace via
French doors which features an extensive range of base level units
with complementary limestone worktops and Mandarin tiled flooring.
Integrated appliances include a dishwasher and Mercury range style
oven and cooker hood. The dining area with a window seat, can
comfortably host a large family table and is an ideal venue for
entertaining family and friends. The kitchen is supplemented by a
super utility/boot room with additional eye and base level units,
doors to the front and rear garden and to the substantial dual
aspect study, whilst hosting the second staircase. The drawing room
is another impressive room, generous in dimensions, featuring an
Inglenook fireplace with contemporary woodburing stove with access
to the original porch and front door. The exposed ceiling beams are
an attractive feature with further French doors providing natural
light and access to the patio terrace.
The main
staircase divides to each wing of the home with right access to the
most stunning master suite with multiple aspect views over the
gardens and open countryside beyond. There is a delightful dressing
area with substantial wardrobes and an impressive contemporary
ensuite bath/shower room with walk in shower, his and her wash hand
basin and vanity unit and free standing roll top bath with claw
feet and electric under floor heating. Four further bedrooms, all
of generous proportions and two with wash hand basins, are served
by the fitted family bathroom with matching white suite. The guest
suite which could easily be divided from the main house, making it
ideal rental or nanny quarters and is reached via the second
staircase and boasts a dual aspect bedroom and its very own well
fitted ensuite shower room.
Outside
The
property is approached from the country lane via a five bar gate
with a driveway to the double garage which hosts power, lighting
and automated up and over doors. The gardens encompass the property
with neat lawns interspersed with an orchard, chicken and duck run.
To the rear, with a backdrop of woodland, is the paddock area. The
central garden hosts the enclosed heated swimming pool and pool
house surrounded by lawns abutting the patio terrace offering an
ideal relaxation or entertainment venue. There is a two box stable
with sizeable hay/tack room and loft storage accessed via a
separate driveway with wooden five bar gate. The stables have
granted planning permission to be converted into a separate
bungalow dwelling ideal as a granny flat or for a
lodger.
Location
Vicarage Road is
a peaceful and sought after address on the fringes of the village
of Lover, lying on the edge of the New Forest National Park. Lover
is one of a cluster of small villages that include Woodfalls,
Morgans Vale and Redlynch. Together they provide the immediate
local amenities including a Post Office/village shop, churches,
primary schooling and selection of public houses. More wide ranging
facilities are found in the village of Downton, which include
shops, doctors, dentist, tennis club, the 'Borough Cafe', churches,
schools, and public houses, as well as the famous Cuckoo Fair held
each May. There is easy access to the main regional centres of
Salisbury with the B3078 providing access to the A36 and M27, thus
a quick entry to Southampton and the M3 corridor. The wide ranging
opportunities of the New Forest are only two miles from the
village. There is excellent local schooling nearby, both state and
private, Salisbury has retained the grammar schools (Bishops for
boys and South Wilts for girls) which score very highly in the
national league tables.
Agents Notes
This
stunning home offers one of the most idyllic peaceful locations on
the outskirts of the New Forest National Park yet convenient for
commuters. Heating to the house is oil fired (including the
underfloor heating in the ensuite) with bottled LPG serving the
kitchen Mercury oven. The pool is heated via air source heat pump.
The property benefits from private drainage and there is granted
planning consent to convert the stables into the most perfect
bungalow annexe. The rateable value for Shearwood House is Band H
amounting to ยฃ3,068.90 in 2015/16
Directions
From
our office in Wellow follow the A36 to the village of Plaitford and
Landford turning left into Lyndhurst Road. At the village hall turn
right into Hamptworth Road, following this road past the country
club on the right and after approximately 2 miles, Vicarage Road
can be found on your left hand side, Shearwood House is located
after about 100 metres on the right hand
side.
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